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01-09-2010, 08:07 PM
Post subject: **Official 2010 HU Challenge thread** (Final)
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It's time for the second annual FTR HU Challenge.
Payout and Prizes:
1st - $1500, Custom title, FTR Gear, FTR Hat
2nd- $800, FTR Gear
3rd-4th - $200
Structure: Best 2 out of 3 matches, 200bb deep. Whether you play it on PokerStars or Full Tilt it doesn’t matter as long as the structure is the same. I recommend PokerStars 1/2 play money tables, you can buy in for 200bb and no rake. You play till one player is bust on 2 out of the 3 tables. For the sake of everybody's time you must play a minimum of 2 tables at the same time (preferably all 3) unless both players agree otherwise.
Rules: The structure must be the same whether you do play money tables or sit and go’s with no escalating blinds. You will have 1 week to complete your match once we set a start date. I will have final say in all disputes and if you fail to complete your match by the deadline one or both participants may be disqualified and your buy in forfeited.
Escrows: You must send payment to one of the escrows by to lock up your spot in the tournament which are first come first serve. You can send your payment on PokerStars or Full Tilt. I will be escrowing on stars and Gator will be escrowing on Full Tilt.
If you are sending on PokerStars send to meeloche (richmond)
If you are sending on Full Tilt send to Gatorjh (dacula) happy fish avatar
Once your payment is received either myself or Gator will post confirming in this thread.
Byes: If there are more than 32 entrants first round byes will be given out. Preference will be given to people who signed up earlier. Example: If there are 2 byes to be given out in the first round the 2 byes will be randomly selected from the first 6 ppl who signed up. If there are 4 byes then it'll be random from the first 12 ppl to sign up etc.
Brackets: The brackets will be determined at random. I will use the random sequencer on random.org by giving everybody a number based on the order they signed up. The brackets will be posted here 48 hours prior to the start date.
The tentative start date will be February 1st.
GL
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meeloche
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Entrants:
1) meeloche
2) GatorJH
3) P4's
4) Ravageur
5) Griffey
6) ATOTHEC101
7) Marshall28
8) Alexos
9) bode
10) AnTman_69
11) XxStacksxX\
12) Micro2Macro
13) Toadstool
14) Genitruc
15) ZwiFT
16) Numbr2intheWorld
17) oskar
18) al yell
19) badgers
20) gametight
21) L_Clan_Sup3rMaN
22) RugbyDonk
23) Icanhastreebet
24) Luke999
25) IV Geoffrey
26) TheLeakyFaucet
27) surviva316
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meeloche
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Micro2Macro
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I'm in under the condition that if I get HU vs a baller they take 10mins of their time to discuss how I played and leaks they spot etc. once the match is over because I am literally just adding free money to this pool so enjoy the EV.
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here!
"You are a degenerate Gaam-balur"
http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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Ravageur
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Official Montreal SwampRat
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i'm in...will ship to meeloche on stars
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Family Cruise IMO
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Numbr2intheWorld
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im in
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griffey24
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01-09-2010, 10:01 PM
Post subject: Re: **Official 2010 HU Challenge thread** (Sign up here!)
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Straight Flush
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Originally Posted by meeloche
Structure: Best 2 out of 3 matches, 200bb deep. Whether you play it on PokerStars or Full Tilt it doesn’t matter as long as the structure is the same. I recommend PokerStars 1/2 play money tables, you can buy in for 200bb and no rake. You play till one player is bust on 2 out of the 3 tables. For the sake of everybody's time you must play a minimum of 2 tables at the same time (preferably all 3) unless both players agree otherwise.
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I think people were also generally in favour of best of 5 final. I think that seems legit and makes winning more credible.
I'll ship meeloche on stars.
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
I'm a couple hands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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GatorJH
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agree on the best of 5 final.
If you want to ship your money to me at Fulltilt my username there is GatorJH, my city is Dacula and my avatar is set as the happy fish.
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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meeloche
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i'm in...will ship to meeloche on stars
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I'll ship meeloche on stars.
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both confirmed.
@macro I certainly don't have a problem with this if i'm considered balla enough as I'm sure nobody else would object.
This is HUNL there is quite a bit of variance involved. Nobody is dead money.
As for the best of 5 final if the majority insists I guess we can do it. But honestly winning 1 more game isn't really lowering variance that much imo.
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ATOTHEC101
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Full House
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In and shipped to gator, also +1 to a best of 5 final.
Slight problem however, I'm off to Thailand for a month beginning of feb so there may be problems setting up the matches as alot of places I'll be in won't have a decent internet connection. Yet I'm willing to enter my hundred and forfeit if I can't find a stable connection in time for a match.
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"This sure beats Super Mario Bros.!" is my ejaculation catch phrase.
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GatorJH
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In and shipped to gator, also +1 to a best of 5 final.
Slight problem however, I'm off to Thailand for a month beginning of feb so there may be problems setting up the matches as alot of places I'll be in won't have a decent internet connection. Yet I'm willing to enter my hundred and forfeit if I can't find a stable connection in time for a match.
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Confirmed receipt of entry fee.
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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Alexos
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im in, gonna ship tmr
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
Can offer RB deals on most sites, PM me.
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bode
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in it to win it. i'll have to ship later though because im not at home.
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eeevees are not monies yet...they are like baby monies.
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Marshall28
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Full House
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Don't know gator, I'll send to meeloche though.
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griffey24
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As for the best of 5 final if the majority insists I guess we can do it. But honestly winning 1 more game isn't really lowering variance that much imo.
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I think its quite a bit easier to luckbox two wins, than luckbox 3 wins. And it's only for the finals, it's not like every round.
I don't even see why it's a question really, think it should easily be best of 3 everything and best of 5 finals.
People need to chime in to get this in place though.
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Originally Posted by Jay-Z
I'm a couple hands down and I'm tryin' to get back
I gave the other grip, I lost a flip for five stacks
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I'm in, i'll send later today.
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meeloche
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Don't know gator, I'll send to meeloche though.
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Gator's legit.
received your in.
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bode
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shipped to meeloche on stars
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eeevees are not monies yet...they are like baby monies.
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I'm in! shipped to meeloche on PS.
Entering purely for educational purposes...
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Stacks
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In..
Shipped to meeloche on Stars.
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meeloche
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I got confirmation from Alexos, Bode, ant, and stax your all in gl.
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meeloche
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@ macro and #2 you need to send your money to lock up your spot in case you have forgotten.
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Micro2Macro
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$100 shipped to meeloche
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here!
"You are a degenerate Gaam-balur"
http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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meeloche
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received, your in gl
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I'm in, i'll send later today.
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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Genitruc
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Straight Flush
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i'm in, will ship to meeloche right now.
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when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
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meeloche
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You are in GL
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Alexos
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wow 18 spots left, this doesnt look good.
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Nine to five is how to survive - I ain't trying to survive / I'm trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot //
Can offer RB deals on most sites, PM me.
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will641
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im in.
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Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
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Ravageur
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should we post threads about this in the other forums? HU and sit n go/MTT etc?
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Family Cruise IMO
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ZwiFT
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im in
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meeloche
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I've posted in the other forums. There's still plenty of time before the february 1st deadline.
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received and GL
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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ZwiFT
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Full House
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meet your maker!
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badgers
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im in. will ship to meeloche on friday
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3k post - Return of the blog!
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Numbr2intheWorld
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just shipped to meeloche
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meeloche
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got it your in gl.
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I'm in!
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I'm in!
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received burning bill and notices it looks eerily similar to the $100 I burned when agreeing to play in this.
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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Micro2Macro
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I'm in!
*lights $100 on fire*
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received burning bill and notices it looks eerily similar to the $100 I burned when agreeing to play in this. |
mine had ice on it.
is that a sign?
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"Once we reach a certain level of mastery, we see there are higher levels and challenges. If we are disciplined and patient, we proceed. At each higher level, new pleasures and insights await us--ones not even suspected when we started out. We can take this as far as we want--in any human activity there is always a higher level to which we can aspire."
Check out my blog here!
"You are a degenerate Gaam-balur"
http://www.philgalfond.com/lets-make-some-changes/
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al yell
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$ on it's way 2u, meeloche.
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meeloche
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received your in gl
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3k post - Return of the blog!
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meeloche
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received your in gl
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Im in it to win it!... $ sent to Meeloche.
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meeloche
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received your in gl
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@ will I haven't gotten any money from you yet in case you forgot.
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GatorJH
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Poker is easy, it's winning at poker that's hard.
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bode
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Straight Flush
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come on people! there has to be 12 more people willing to gambool. just think, only $100 to potentially play some very good HU players, and i bet if you were nice they might answer a question or two after your match.
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eeevees are not monies yet...they are like baby monies.
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meeloche
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come on people! there has to be 12 more people willing to gambool. just think, only $100 to potentially play some very good HU players, and i bet if you were nice they might answer a question or two after your match.
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Personally I think this is an excellent way to look at it if for some some reason you don't feel +ev in this field. You don't get better at poker by always playing against ppl who are worse than you. This is a much more affordable way to get put in a tough game compared to moving up a couple of levels to challenge yourself.
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